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Modula MT's

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Parts list and construction photos

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 Dayton Modula MT Parts list
 
    I think you could save some money buy building the version of this speaker that uses the Seas tweeter. The free shipping deal at PE pushed me into the project, and also to the RS tweeter version.
 
Qty PartNumber Product Price ExtPrice
4 004-2 DAYTON 2 OHM 10W NON-INDUCTIVE RE $0.98 $3.92
2 004-6 DAYTON 6 OHM 10W NON-INDUCTIVE RE $1.25 $2.50
4 027-410 DAYTON 1.0uF-250V POLYPROPYLENE C $1.15 $4.60
4 027-421 DAYTON 4.0uF-250V POLYPROPYLENE C $1.85 $7.40
4 027-430 DAYTON 12uF-250V POLYPROPYLENE CA $3.55 $14.20
2 027-436 DAYTON 20uF-250V POLYPROPYLENE CA $4.95 $9.90
2 240-725 SPEAKER CABINET TOE SPIKES 4 PC S $2.50 $5.00
2 260-302 GOLD PLATED SPEAKER TERMINAL $2.95 $5.90
2 266-313 .27mH 14 GA. PERFECT LAYER INDUCT $7.91 $15.82
2 266-320 .40mH 14 GA. PERFECT LAYER INDUCT $9.23 $18.46
2 266-380 2.5mH 14 GA. PERFECT LAYER INDUCT $20.62 $41.24
1 CATALOG FREE CATALOG $0.00 $0.00
2 004-5.1 DAYTON 5.1 OHM 10W NON-INDUCTIVE $1.25 $2.50
16 329-042 NEODYMIUM MAGNET 3/8" DIA x 3/16" $0.58 $9.28
2 295-364 DAYTON RS180S-8 7" REFERENCE SERI $32.70 $65.40
2 275-130 DAYTON RS28A-4 1-1/8" ALUMINUM DO $46.65 $93.30
1 UPS-GroundTrac $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL: $299.42

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Cutting the pieces and glueing the boxes.

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Installing the port

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Glueing the port

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Keeping the brace even with the back is tricky

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Drill a hole for the flush trim router bit

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Put the flush trim bit through the hole and rout flush with the inside of the port

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Round over the port

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Checking the port length

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My braceing looks funny but I think it works fine, its also good for mounting crossover parts

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It's a good idea to roundover the baffle behind the driver, I could have rounded it a bit more..

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Flush mounting the drivers

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Here's the rear port roundovers

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The unfinished veneer and driver cut outs

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Building the stands to match the speakers

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Raw veneer

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Stained

The End